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• Luxury-living Birmingham VAT fraudsters jailed for stealing £2.6m

  27-05-2016 23:30
  
  Blew the taxpayer cash on extravagant holidays, high-performance cars and designer goods
  
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• Four arrested after drugs and firearms found in Wolverhampton

  27-05-2016 23:30
  
  Two men and two women held after items discovered at property in Bushbury during dawn raid
  
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• Gang plundered thousands from pensioners in 'Courier Fraud' scheme

  27-05-2016 21:23
  
  Four sentenced after targeting string of elderly residents around Midlands and elsewhere in UK in phone scam
  
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• Rogue Sparkhill landlord fined £24k after putting lives of tenants at risk

  27-05-2016 20:00
  
  Inspectors found dangers at property, including broken fire alarm, mould and rubbish-blocked exit
  
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• Solihull Council votes in favour of controversial West Midlands Combined Authority metro mayor - Solihull Observer

  27-05-2016 19:34 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Council votes in favour of controversial West Midlands Combined Authority metro mayor
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  SOLIHULL COUNCIL has voted to accept a controversial metro mayor in the next step towards the formation of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). At a full council meeting last week, Council Leader and chair of the WMCA Shadow Board, Coun Bob ...and more »
  
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• Deal sees for Solihull Manor House drop opposition to Touchwood expansion - Solihull Observer

  27-05-2016 19:34 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Deal sees for Solihull Manor House drop opposition to Touchwood expansion
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  TRUSTEES of the Manor House have signed an agreement with LendLease and Solihull Council and given in to the controversial expansion of Touchwood shopping centre. The agreement, which the Observer exclusively revealed earlier this month, has ...
  
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• Violent raiders woke mum up in her bed pointing gun at head

  27-05-2016 19:00
  
  Donroy Joseph and Kendell Farrell stabbed two people were stabbed and sexually assaulted woman in spree
  
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• The funniest drunk stories provided by YOU

  27-05-2016 19:00
  
  Following on from the clubber who fell asleep in the toilet, we've collated some of your best tales of being on the lash
  
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• Melissa Swift jailed for life for care home poisoning and threat to kill and eat sister

  27-05-2016 18:23
  
  Former police special added bottles of bleach to jugs of water in the fridge
  
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• Man stabbed in Aston street after fight breaks out

  27-05-2016 17:56
  
  Police seal off area as investigate violent incident which leaves victim in 'serious' condition
  
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• Watch the Selly Oak Crew: Football's most embarrassing rappers!

  27-05-2016 16:57
  
  Cringeworthy tribute to England strikeris getting Kaned   
  
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• Call for city children protection chief to resign after damning Dispatches documentary

  27-05-2016 16:55
  
  Councillors to hold 90 minute debate on the state of children's services in the city
  
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• How to stop annoying PPI calls with just one simple text - and it's free

  27-05-2016 16:44
  
  It's as simple as sending a text message
  
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• See London 2 Paris charity bike riders' hilarious parody of Fleur East's Play That Sax

  27-05-2016 16:41
  
  Cure Leukaemia fundraisers keep spirits up by creating their own version of pop song - and Geoff Thomas does a rendition of Glad It's Over
  
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• Motorhead's Bomber set and Kiss star Gene Simmons heading for giant HeavyCon show at the NEC

  27-05-2016 16:19
  
  Early autumn event will be the "world's largest convention" for rock fans - in the city that's the home of heavy metal
  
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• Listen: Radio presenter struggles to stop laughing as reads out rude place names

  27-05-2016 16:13
  
  Posh newsreader given task of telling listeners about Crotch Crescent and Bell End
  
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• George Osborne says vote to leave is a 'leap in the dark'

  27-05-2016 16:11
  
  Chancellor visits Solihull with warning over pensions
  
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• Dopers will be kept away from Rio Olympics, says IOC chief

  27-05-2016 15:44
  
  Reanalysis of 265 selected doping samples reveals positive tests were returned on 23 athletes who competed at London 2012
  
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• Teen rushed to hospital after downing 75 SHOTS in Magaluf says: 'I'm back on the booze'

  27-05-2016 15:13
  
  Walsall 18-year-old says: 'I'm on holiday - it's just a bit of fun'
  
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• Police officer who sparked terror alert with fake 999 call jailed

  27-05-2016 14:14
  
  PC Amar Tasaddiq Hussain said a terrorist was planning to kidnap and behead a Muslim policeman
  
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• Take a first look at Solihull's new Turtle Bay restaurant - Birmingham Mail

  27-05-2016 14:04 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Take a first look at Solihull's new Turtle Bay restaurant
  Birmingham Mail
  The Caribbean has come to Solihull with the opening of a new Turtle Bay restaurant. Take a first look at the venue, which opens on May 31 – you can't miss it with its bright and colourful decor. The restaurant in Station Street is the 27th Turtle Bay ...
  
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• Watch: Swimmer snaps 'disgusting' Cocks Moors Woods changing rooms after swimming pool bug alert

  27-05-2016 13:32
  
  Leisure centre pictures emerge as Kings Heath pool is shut after kids fall ill
  
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• Serious BMW crash on M5 leaves car on roof and huge delays

  27-05-2016 12:41
  
  Long queues reported after crash leaves lanes blocked
  
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• Hero police officer sacked for selling fake goods on eBay

  27-05-2016 12:30
  
  Pc Jason Leigh and a colleague also now have criminal convictions for 'shameful behaviour' 
  
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• Hero police office sacked for selling fake goods on eBay

  27-05-2016 12:30
  
  Pc Jason Leigh and a colleague also now have criminal convictions for 'shameful behaviour'
  
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• Sutton Coldfield green belt plans for 6,000 homes put on hold

  27-05-2016 12:19
  
  Campaigners welcome decision by Communities Secretary Greg Clark as city council is told to pause the far-reaching Birmingham Development Plan
  
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• Manchester United finally announce Jose Mourinho as their new manager

  27-05-2016 11:23
  
  Former Chelsea manager has signed a three-year deal at Old Trafford
  
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• Jogger attacked by Lynx-smelling thug and chubby accomplice in country park

  27-05-2016 11:17
  
  Victim was pushed to the floor and assaulted but fought back and fled to safety
  
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• Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre pool CLOSED after kids fall ill with sickness bug

  27-05-2016 11:00
  
  Parents fume as children hit by vomiting and diarrhoea after using popular Kings Heath venue
  
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• Mum left shocked when giant 12 foot HOLE appears in her back garden

  27-05-2016 10:00
  
  Sue Bree was left stunned when the hole, thought to be an old well, collapsed in her Erdington garden
  
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• Morning news headlines: Thailand speedboat accident kills Briton while another is missing

  27-05-2016 08:00
  
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• Ex-wife wins battle to keep £3.5m from divorce, despite finding new love

  27-05-2016 07:30
  
  Property mogul John Hart claimed settlement for ex Karen should be reduced as she was in new relationship
  
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• Caught on camera: Gang steal Audi A5 in Friday 13th raid

  27-05-2016 07:30
  
  Police appeal for information after late-night raid at Edgbaston home
  
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• Most read: Ozzy Osbourne back in Brum, tribute to lorry crash victim, prison detainee in razor blade attack

  27-05-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Thursday, May 26
  
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• Kingsbury School to become Erdington Academy

  27-05-2016 06:00
  
  School on the way to gaining good rating again - Ofsted
  
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• M6 slip road at Castle Bromwich to re-open before Bank Holiday weekend

  27-05-2016 01:00
  
  Junction 5 roadworks to be completed a month ahead of schedule says Highways England
  
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• Praise for WMP’s diversity drive – but force urged to maintain momentum

  27-05-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police has been urged to “keep its foot on the pedal” in its drive to boost officer numbers from black and minority ethnic communities following a government report insisting UK forces become more culturally diverse.Last week, the Home Affairs Committee highlighted the lack of staff from a BME background across UK policing and put forward a series of recommendations designed to increase the number of police officer applications from non-white communities.Almost nine per
  
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• PC jailed after bogus 999 call sparked security alert

  27-05-2016 00:00
  
  A police officer who sparked a major national security alert by falsely claiming a West Midlands Police colleague was to be kidnapped has today (Friday 27 May) been jailed for seven years.Amar Tasaddiq Hussain (pictured left), aged 29 from Birmingham, was found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice on 3 May at Stafford Crown Court.Hussain made an anonymous hoax call to West Midlands Police on 8 December 2014 and gave the 999 operator information which suggested a police officer w
  
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• Four arrested during dawn raid in Wolverhampton

  27-05-2016 00:00
  
  Four people have been arrested after drugs and firearms were recovered in Wolverhampton following a dawn raid by police this morning (Friday 27 May).Officers from the Serious Organised Crime Unit, supported by local neighbourhood officers, executed a search warrant in Stanley Road, Bushbury in the early hours.Two men, aged 22 and 24, and two women, aged 24 and 33, were arrested on suspicion of possession of firearms and possession of Class A and Class B drugs with intent to supply.Two firearms a
  
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• Former care worker handed three life sentences for attempted murders

  27-05-2016 00:00
  
  A former care worker has today (27 May) been handed three life sentences after attempting to murder staff at the West Bromwich accommodation complex where she worked. Melissa Swift, who had also previously served as a special constable with West Midlands Police, appeared before Birmingham Crown Court this afterrnoon where she was sentenced, having pleaded guilty in February 2015 to five charges of attempted murder and threats to kill.The team, who ran the enquiry into her crimes, were
  
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• ‘Courier Fraud’ phone scam plotters sentenced

  27-05-2016 00:00
  
  Three men and a woman have been sentenced after West Midlands Police uncovered a phone scam plot to trick elderly residents into handing over life savings.Jahangir Khan, from Glendower Road in Perry Barr, and Arafa Begum, from Denby Close, Nechells , ran a ‘Courier Fraud’ scheme targeting primarily pensioners across the Midlands, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Wiltshire.Along with Londoners Mohammed Miah (21) and 24-year-old Motahir Rahman, they tricked victims into handing
  
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